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Re: 64/32 bit processors - impending disaster?

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From: Dana Freiburger
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1990 00:35
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Instead of 64 bit addressing, the ESA/370 architecture uses the
advanced address-space facility to provide multiple address spaces
2G-byte in size.  In effect, many 2G-byte spaces (31 bit addressing)
versus one single giant address space (32+ bit addressing).  I don't
think IBM was worried about C programs when they designed ESA/370;
IBM needed to provide a way for a program to have access to a larger
concurrent address space than 370-XA allowed but with a level of
compatibility with 370-XA.

In this case, it's programs defining the architecture,
not the architecture defining the programs.
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From: daf00@uts.amdahl.com (Dana Freiburger)
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Subject: Re: 64/32 bit processors - impending disaster?
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Date: 13 Feb 90 00:35:06 GMT
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